Prairie County is divided in half by the
Yellowstone River flowing from east to west
through the county. The Powder River flows
from the southeast to join the Yellowstone in
the southwest corner. The landscape of Prairie
County is mainly the rolling prairie
characteristic of most eastern Montana
counties. However, the northwestern section of
the county is broken by the Big Sheep Mountains
that occupy that area.

Crops - 2006

Acres
Planted

Acres
Harvested

Yield

Unit

Production

Rank

Winter Wheat
Durum Wheat
Other Spring Wheat

8,800
*
22,500

8,800
*
19,700

31
*
23

Bu.
Bu.
Bu.

275,000
*
450,000

29
*
33

Barley

4,700

2,300

45

Bu.

104,000

35

Oats

1,200

200

65

Bu.

13,000

37

Corn
For Grain
For Silage

*
----
----

----
*
1,700

----
*
16

----
Bu.
Tons

----
*
27,400

----
*
9

Potatoes

*

*

*

Cwt.

*

*

Sugar Beets

1,600

1,570

21.8

Tons

34,300

9

Dry Beans 1/

1,400

1,400

2,500

Cwt.

35,000

3

All Hay
Alfalfa
All Other

----
----
----

26,000
16,000
10,000

1.41
1.6
1.1

Tons
Tons
Tons

36,700
26,000
10,700

38
37
41

1/ Yield is in pounds, production is in hundredweight. *Either zero or insufficient data for publication.

Livestock

Reference Date

Number of Head

Rank

All Cattle & Calves
Beef Cows & Heifers 2/
Milk Cows & Heifers 2/

January 1, 2007

31,600
18,100
*

34
37
*

All Sheep & Lambs

January 1, 2007

3,300

27

Hogs & Pigs

December 1, 2006

*

*

2/ That have calved. * Insufficient data for publication

Census of Agriculture - 2002

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Number of Farms
Land in Farms (Acres)
Average Farm Size (Acres)
Total Land Area (Acres)